The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-10-06

man Of angelic disposition, the time
wore speedily away. Not 0 small part
Of her paradise had consisted of her brief
Vueenship, the gifts and argosies brought
to her, the longing desire to travel, to
enlarge her boundaries, to stop at hotels,
to wear real nice dresses all the time and
then to have some one to care for you
some one whose business II would
be TO provide for your welfare
and happiness. Obi It was too
much to think Of. She has got 1t all
now, and as yet few of her illusions are
dispelled. John, James or George, what
ever his name-I think It was George /;
he looked it-had been "as good as he
could be-" So she had written In her
first letter TO her mother. He had to
leave her alone in the hotel, of course, q
part of the time, and she did not find it
as interesting as she expected looking
out of the window upon car-track,
some rather common shops and horse
sheds. But he brought her peaches and
asked her what theatre she would like to
go to, and though he did not 60 to the one
she wanted and which she had determined
to see before she started from home; vet 1t
was because the play was something he
did not care for; and he bought her flow.
ers, and ice cream, and such
pretty box Of candy to take home,
and took her to ride on the ell
evated road and also in the Central
Park, in park carriage, which he assured
her gave her more for twenty-five cents
than the swindling hackmen would give
you for two dollars. Just for once she
would have liked to have been driven
around all by themselves, with the coach
man sitting up in front, and make believe
she was city lady taking her daily ride
in Central Park; but she was ashamed to
express such q notion to her practical,
common.sense husband, and enjoyed her
economical airing quite enough to con.
vince him that she was satisfied and
pleased. They had also been to the pano-
rama, to the Brooklyn bridge, and took
the lovely sail to Staten Island for the
sake of seeing the statue of Liberty
Enlightening the World. This excursion
was the only occasion upon which
"George" Qf It was George) got ex.
cited-for he never rested when he got
back to the hotel until he had been out
and found little statuette of the statue
and pedestal to put on the parlor mantel-
piece. The one drawback to her happi-
hess was that they were not to have
house of their own, but live with
Georges (if It was George) mother.
Georges mother is very like George,
only more SO, as people are apt to be
when they grow older. She was willing
he should marry 'Lu" Qf it was Lu),
but naturally she was not so much taken
with her prettiness-and she had deep
insight into her weakness-her intention
Is to as fully maintain her supremacy as
George (?) will his; so Lu ~ had best
make the most of her wedding journey.
She was thinking regretfully this morn.
ing how near 1t was coming to q close.
A few hours and they would take the
train for Slowville, and her married life
would really begin. For the first time 1t
dawns upon her that there may be spots
upon her sun, that her pathway will not
be covered with roses. Her Imagination
does not travel any further than the dim
consciousness Of stringency on the part
Of her husband in regard to housekeep-
ing questions, when they have "settled
down." and the same hazy feeling that
"his'' mother will frown on her expected
hospitalities to young friends, and the
innocent little parade of married hap
piness, which had been part of her
anticipated bliss. All that she feels
that she has now to look forward to is
her first appearance at church in the new
suit which she has not worn, accom-
panied by the stylish bonnet which is the
most'important purchase she has made
in the city. She is q little afraid her
gloves are not the right thing-they
looked SO fine in the shop-window, and
but now she is afraid they will not "go"
vuifh hor anti. opI 70 tboro ic ouvfhinr
that the young women of Slowville pride
themselves upon, it is upon the way their
gloves go with their suits-some of them
even send piece of the goods to the city
to have them matched.
Well, of course, her trip must come to
an end, and she will be glad to see her
wedding presents again, and put them in
their places in her room. But another
little pang strikes her-the room is "his"
room now, as well. 1t is not in her
mothers house; and impatient though
she has been at timcs, and willing, she
thought, to 60 anywhere, and do anything
to get away from the humdrum life, she
begins to family realize something of
what she has left forever behind, in the
dawning perception of what lies before.
But the mood happily does not last; she is
too busy and too alive to the present. She
has to put the things in her satchel and
complete her toilet for home going, and
she has determined to run out and get for
her mother q lovely handkerchief she saw
yesterday before he returns from down
town, where he has gone to finish his
orders. 1t is all done now. The hand
kerchief is quietly reposing IN the inside
pocket of the satchel he Is carrying for
the last tire. The roses were little
faded, but she would not leave them for
anything; they will soon be all the tangi-
BILE evidence left of this great event in her
life-her wedding journey.
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